Hello!
I've had four budgies for the past months, none of them is hand tamed but they all don't fear me anymore, which means head rubs and angry babies when I'm giving attention to someone else. They are great, and I love them immensely.
Two days ago I had a trip to the petshop to buy some of those food sticks I came across two lovely cockatiels walking around the store. One of them was Lestat, who I couldn't help but buy because dang is he pretty and (at first sight) sweet.
My guess is that he isn't used to the house yet (it's been just two days!!), because he's almost all the time in exploring mode, walking around the top of his cage, my desk and pretty much every single place he can reach to stand on. He will take seeds from my hand sometimes and doesn't have the fly the heck away reflex when I approach him, but he doesn't like my hand to be around him. He bites and hisses, and if you're too pushy (like my dad is) he will go inside his cage and just sit there with an angry face (probably cursing my dad out).
I don't know how to get him to trust me in a way that won't be stressful for him, maybe I just have to wait until he's used to me giving him food and water and not trying to eat his juicy feathered meat, but maybe I'm doing something very wrong.
Any help is welcome! Very sorry if I got the thread in the wrong place or something.
I've had four budgies for the past months, none of them is hand tamed but they all don't fear me anymore, which means head rubs and angry babies when I'm giving attention to someone else. They are great, and I love them immensely.
Two days ago I had a trip to the petshop to buy some of those food sticks I came across two lovely cockatiels walking around the store. One of them was Lestat, who I couldn't help but buy because dang is he pretty and (at first sight) sweet.
My guess is that he isn't used to the house yet (it's been just two days!!), because he's almost all the time in exploring mode, walking around the top of his cage, my desk and pretty much every single place he can reach to stand on. He will take seeds from my hand sometimes and doesn't have the fly the heck away reflex when I approach him, but he doesn't like my hand to be around him. He bites and hisses, and if you're too pushy (like my dad is) he will go inside his cage and just sit there with an angry face (probably cursing my dad out).
I don't know how to get him to trust me in a way that won't be stressful for him, maybe I just have to wait until he's used to me giving him food and water and not trying to eat his juicy feathered meat, but maybe I'm doing something very wrong.
Any help is welcome! Very sorry if I got the thread in the wrong place or something.